Donohue Richard H
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth, 140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603, USA.
Clin Perinatol. 2005 Mar;32(1):171-90, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2004.10.004.
Being named as a defendant in a lawsuit is an unnerving development. Proceeding through the discovery stage of a case can be a daunting prospect. Sitting through a trial, in which one's professional conduct is judged by six or twelve laypersons with little or no medical knowledge, often is gut wrenching. In this day and age, many physicians, including extremely well qualified specialists, often must deal with these realities. To cope best with these events, this article is an attempt to summarize certain legal principles that are relevant to these cases and to emphasize the practical realities that are attendant to medical negligence litigation.
被列为诉讼被告是一件令人不安的事情。经历案件的调查阶段可能是一个令人生畏的前景。坐在审判席上，让六名或十二名几乎没有医学知识的外行人士来评判自己的职业行为，往往会让人痛苦不堪。在当今这个时代，许多医生，包括资质极高的专家，常常都必须应对这些现实情况。为了更好地应对这些事件，本文试图总结一些与这些案件相关的法律原则，并强调医疗过失诉讼所伴随的实际情况。
